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100 1 $aCharnay, Désiré,$d1828-1915.
240 10 $aAnciennes villes du nouveau monde.$lEnglish
245 14 $aThe ancient cities of the New world :$bbeing voyages and explorations in Mexico and Central America from 1857-1882 /$cby Désiré Charnay ; translated from the French by J. Gonino and Helen S. Conant.
260 0 $aNew York :$bHarper & Brothers,$c1887.
300 $axlvi, 514 p., [1] folded leaf of plates :$bill., maps, ports. ;$c26 cm.
500 $aTranslation of: Les anciennes villes du Nouveau Monde : voyages d'explorations au Mexique et dans l'Amérique Centrale (Paris : Hachette, 1885).
505 0 $aVera Cruz and Puebla -- Mexico -- The Indians -- Tula -- Tula : pyramid of the sun : antiquities of Tula -- Palpan and the Toltecs -- Teotihuacan -- Teotihucaun (continued) -- Mountain exploration -- Tenenepanco and Nahualac cemeteries -- Bellote -- Comalcalco -- Las playas and Palenque -- Palenque temples -- Vucatan, Merida, and the Maya race -- Ake and Izamal -- Izamal en route for Chichen -- Chichen-itza -- Kabah and Uxmal -- Uxmal -- Campeche and Tenosique -- Lorillard town -- Peten, Tayasal, Tikal, and Copan -- Tumbala : S. Cristobal : Mitla.
520 $aBorn in France, Charnay (1828-1915) travelled extensively through commissions from the French government and with private patronage. He made several visits to the region between 1857 and 1886, producing in his work both a journal of his adventures and an archaeological examination of past civilizations. Beginning in Mexico, Charnay notably examines the ancient city of Tula and also the history of Yucatán, discussing aspects of Toltec and Mayan culture. He explores the ruins of Chichen Itza, Kabah and Yaxchilan (which Charnay dubbed 'Lorillard Town' after a benefactor), among many other settlements. Surveying art, pyramid architecture, ancient customs and history based on extant sources, this account was a major contribution in its field and remains of interest to scholars of Latin American archaeology.
650 0 $aIndians of Mexico$xAntiquities.
650 0 $aIndians of Central America$zGuatemala$xAntiquities.
651 0 $aMexico$xAntiquities.
651 0 $aYucatán (Mexico : State)$xAntiquities.
651 0 $aGuatemala$xAntiquities.
651 0 $aMexico$xDescription and travel.
650 0 $aMayas$xAntiquities.
700 1 $aGonino, J.,$etr.
700 1 $aConant, Helen S.$q(Helen Stevens),$d1839-1899,$etr.
700 1 $aGonino, J.,$etranslator.
700 1 $aConant, Helen S.$q(Helen Stevens),$d1839-1899,$etranslator.
776 08 $iOnline version:$aCharnay, Désiré, 1828-1915.$tAncient cities of the New world.$dNew York, Harper & Bros., 1887$w(OCoLC)592553154
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